To make the Teriyaki sauce, put the soy, honey and mirin in a medium-size pan. Bring to the boil and cook for 30 seconds (or for 1 minute in a small pan). Allow to cool, then stir in the ginger and oils. Toss the cubed beef in a bowl with the marinade (it is quite sticky) and marinate for 1 hour or overnight. Meanwhile, soak four bamboo skewers in water.

Pre-heat the grill to high. Remove the meat from the marinade and thread on to the skewers. Place the skewered meat on a baking sheet lined with foil. Baste with some of the marinade left in the bowl and grill for 2 minutes. Turn, baste with the marinade and grill again for 2 minutes. Baste once more with the marinade and juices collecting in the foil and grill a minute longer. Allow to cool before serving. Alternatively, you could cook these on a griddle.

Method

You will need 4 bamboo skewers for serving

To make the Teriyaki sauce, put the soy, honey and mirin in a medium-size pan. Bring to the boil and cook for 30 seconds (or for 1 minute in a small pan). Allow to cool, then stir in the ginger and oils. Toss the cubed beef in a bowl with the marinade (it is quite sticky) and marinate for 1 hour or overnight. Meanwhile, soak four bamboo skewers in water.

Pre-heat the grill to high. Remove the meat from the marinade and thread on to the skewers. Place the skewered meat on a baking sheet lined with foil. Baste with some of the marinade left in the bowl and grill for 2 minutes. Turn, baste with the marinade and grill again for 2 minutes. Baste once more with the marinade and juices collecting in the foil and grill a minute longer. Allow to cool before serving. Alternatively, you could cook these on a griddle.

It’s absolutely normal to feel a little anxious when starting out with first foods for BLW..

First foods should be cooked until soft but not too mushy . Babies around 6 months tend to hold food in their fist so fairly long pieces around 5 cm stand a better chance of being picked up…

Some parents feel a need to go with one method or the other but you don’t have to choose … At around 6 months you can combine purées and finger foods if you feel that is right for your baby .

It’s important to know that critical nutrients like salmon and red meat or a vegetarian source of iron are important to include in your baby’s diet from 6 months …

I believe that parents know best what will suit their child
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These are some recipes from my Baby Led Weaning Book … Veggie Balls , Broccoli Chicken and Potato Bites and Chicken. Teriyaki Sausages (for slightly older babies ) .. The good thing is that all the recipes are delicious and can be enjoyed by the whole family … see link in my Bio to my book and Happy Weaning A x